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Women and Men in the Province of Tawi-Tawi (Based on the Results of 2015 Census of Population)

May 5, 2018 • Special Release • Ref No.: 2018-015

The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) results revealed that the total population in the province of Tawi-Tawi reached to 390,715 persons, which were projected at around 489,100 persons by 2020. There were more men than women in 2015, as well as in the projected population in 2020.

Table 1. Distribution of Total Population and Projected Population by Age-Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015 and 2020

Age Group

2015

Total Population

2020

Total Population

Sex

Sex

Women

Men

Women

Men

ARMM

193,675

197,040

390,715

243,400

245,700

489,100

0-4

25,544

26,793

52,337

27,500

29,300

56,800

5-9

26,319

27,399

53,718

26,900

28,700

55,600

10-14

24,943

25,289

50,232

25,900

27,600

53,500

15-19

21,448

21,404

42,852

24,200

25,600

49,800

20-24

17,619

16,969

34,588

20,900

20,100

41,000

25-29

16,205

14,677

30,882

20,800

20,200

41,000

30-34

13,504

12,734

26,238

19,700

19,300

39,000

35-39

12,948

12,738

25,686

17,400

17,100

34,500

40-44

10,050

10,764

20,814

14,600

14,200

28,800

45-49

8,438

8,867

17,305

12,400

11,900

24,300

50-54

5,947

6,852

12,799

10,100

9,500

19,600

55-59

4,099

4,670

8,769

8,000

7,600

15,600

60-64

2,670

3,413

6,083

6,200

5,900

12,100

65-69

1,780

2,102

3,882

4,300

4,200

8,500

70-74

1,022

1,262

2,284

2,500

2,500

5,000

75-79

568

577

1,145

1,300

1,300

2,600

80+

571

530

1,101

700

700

1,400

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015, 2020

In POPCEN 2015, the household population in the province of Tawi-Tawi reached 389,714 persons of which 50.4 percent were men and the remaining 49.6 percent were women. These figures can be interpreted to sex ratio of 102 men for every 100 women. Almost all municipalities in the province of Tawi-Tawi recorded similar trend, except for the municipality of Bongao (See Fig. 1 and Table 2).

Figure 1. Percent Distribution of Population by Province and Sex: Tawi-Tawi, 2015

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

Table 2. Distribution of Household Population by Province and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Province

Sex

Total

Women

Men

Tawi-Tawi

193,228

196,486

389,714

Bongao (capital)

50,226

49,489

99,715

Languyan

16,172

17,133

33,305

Mapun

13,070

13,527

26,597

Panglima Sugala

21,721

22,463

44,184

Sapa-Sapa

15,391

15,526

30,917

Sibutu

15,093

15,294

30,387

Simunul

15,131

16,092

31,223

Sitangkai

16,617

16,717

33,334

South Uban

12,932

13,003

25,935

Tandubas

14,656

14,734

29,390

Turtle Islands

2,219

2,508

4,727

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

As seen from Table 3, there are more men than its women counterpart among the household population 10 years old and over in Tawi-Tawi. As to the marital status, there are more single/never married men in Tawi-Tawi than women, which accounted to 51.6 percent of the 136,547 household population who are 10 years old and over (Refer to Fig. 2 and Table 3). Slightly more men are reported married than their women counterpart. The results further reported that there are more women who are widowed, divorced/ separated and unknown marital status with 69.5 percent, 57.1 percent and 59.2 percent, respectively. However, there are less women than men reported under Live-in/Common-Law marital status. It was shown in Table 3 that the number of widowed women is higher than its men counterpart by more than two folds.

Figure 2. Percent Distribution of Population by Marital Status and Sex: Tawi-Tawi, 2015

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

Table 3. Distribution of Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Marital Status and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Marital Status

Sex

Total

Women

Men

Tawi-Tawi

141,812

142,848

284,660

Single/Never Married

66,119

70,428

136,547

Married

68,125

68,470

136,595

Widowed

5,856

2,575

8,431

Live-in/Common-Law

335

341

676

Divorced/Separated

1,348

1,014

2,362

Unknown

29

20

49

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

The top five religious affiliations in the province of Tawi-Tawi are shown in Table 4 and Fig. 3. Of the total population, 96.6 percent were Muslims of which 49.6 percent were women and 50.4 percent were men. This was followed by Roman Catholics (including Catholic Charismatic) with less women than men; followers of Miracle Revival Churches of the Philippines with more women than the men counterpart; followers of Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, still with more women than men; and followers of Iglesia ni Cristo with more men than women.

Table 4. Distribution of Total Population by Religious Affiliation and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

By age-group, men outnumbered women. This is true among the ages under 1 to 19 years old and 40 to 79 years old. However, there are more women than men among 20 to 39 years old and ages 80 years old and over. The youth population (15–24 years old) reached a total of 747,523 comprising 19.8 percent of the province’s total population. Of this number, 51.0 percent are women and 49.0 percent are men. This also means that there are 96 men in every 100 women in this age-group. Among the working age population (15–64 years old), voting age population (18 years old and over) and senior citizens (60 years old and over), the results registered more women than men.

Table 5. Distribution of Household Population by Age Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Age Group

Sex

Total

Women

Men

All Ages

193,228

196,486

389,714

Under 1

4,372

4,560

8,932

1-4

21,159

22,223

43,382

5-9

26,313

27,394

53,707

10-14

24,934

25,281

50,215

15-19

21,247

21,329

42,576

20-24

17,456

16,819

34,275

25-29

16,179

14,574

30,753

30-34

13,487

12,664

26,151

35-39

12,943

12,673

25,616

40-44

10,047

10,727

20,744

45-49

8,438

8,843

17,281

50-54

5,945

6,849

12,794

55-59

4,099

4,668

8,767

60-64

2,668

3,412

6,080

65-69

1,780

2,102

3,882

70-74

1,022

1,262

2,284

75-79

568

577

1,145

80 and over

571

529

1,100

15-64

112,509

112,558

225,067

18 years and over

103,056

103,482

206,538

60 years and over

6,609

7,882

14,491

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

Based on the POPCEN 2015, there are 180,773 persons who are 5 to 24 years old in Tawi-Tawi and 65.8 percent, that is 118,968 of them were attending school in school year 2015-2016. On the average, the school attendance rate of men is higher than that of women among household population 5 to 24 years old which recorded at 66.0 percent and 65.7 percent, respectively. The highest school attendance rates were recorded among household population 10 to 14 years old with 87.6 percent among women and 86.3 among men. On the other hand, household population among 20 to 24 years old posted the lowest school attendance rates for both men and women at 24.1 percent and 22.2 percent, respectively.

Table 6. Distribution of Household Population 5 to 24 Years Old who were currently attending school by Age-Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Age Group

Household Population 5 to 24 Years Old

Household Population 5 to 24 Years Old who were currently attending schools

Sex

Sex

Women

Men

Women

Men

Tawi-Tawi

89,950

90,823

59,054

59,914

5-9

26,313

27,394

20,132

21,041

10-14

24,934

25,281

21,835

21,814

15-19

21,247

21,329

13,210

13,005

20-24

17,456

16,819

3,877

4,054

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

In 2015, the literacy rate in the province of Tawi-Tawi was 87.2 percent among the 283,693 household population aged 10 years and over. This means that roughly 87 in every 100 persons aged 10 years and over were literate. Meanwhile, the literacy rate for women is at 87.1 and for men is at 87.3.

Table 7. Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age-Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Age Group

Household Population 10 Years Old and Over

Literate

Sex

Sex

Women

Men

Women

Men

Tawi-Tawi

141,384

142,309

123,138

124,242

10-14

24,934

25,281

23,293

23,410

15-19

21,247

21,329

19,963

19,829

20-24

17,456

16,819

16,100

15,449

25-29

16,179

14,574

14,449

13,019

30-34

13,487

12,664

11,692

10,911

35-39

12,943

12,673

11,049

10,952

40-44

10,047

10,727

8,266

8,896

45-49

8,438

8,843

6,677

7,271

50-54

5,945

6,849

4,484

5,265

55-59

4,099

4,668

3,051

3,625

60-64

2,668

3,412

1,819

2,553

65 years old and over

3,941

4,470

2,295

3,062

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

Among gainful workers 15 years old and over in Tawi-Tawi, 77.7 percent are men. Men gainful workers dominated all the major occupation groups except for the Professionals and Service and Sales Workers of which 62.1 percent and 53.2 percent, respectively are composed of women.

Table 8. Gainful Workers 15 Years Old and Over by Major Occupation Group and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Major Occupation Group

Sex

Total

Women

Men

Tawi-Tawi

25,930

90,588

116,518

Managers

2,267

2,874

5,141

Professionals

3,547

2,163

5,710

Technicians and Associate Professionals

968

1,514

2,482

Clerical Support Workers

1,021

1,250

2,271

Service and Sales Workers

5,997

5,275

11,272

Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers

8,194

62,940

71,134

Craft and Related Trades Workers

895

4,231

5,126

Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers

109

3,826

3,935

Elementary Occupations

2,657

5,975

8,632

Armed Forces Occupations

23

228

251

Other Occupation not elsewhere classified

2

-

2

Not Reported

250

312

562

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

In 2015, it was recorded in the province of Tawi-Tawi that there were more women than men who were academic degree holders, but there were also more women than men accounted with no grade completed. Men dominated women during preschool and elementary years only.

Table 9. Total Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highschool Grade/Year and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Highest Grade/Year Completed

Sex

Total

Women

Men

Tawi-Tawi

168,131

170,247

338,378

No Grade Completed

24,642

24,509

49,151

Preschool

6,270

6,733

13,033

Special Education

90

95

185

Elementary

68,380

70,998

139,378

1st - 4th Grade

40,107

42,136

82,243

5th - 6th Grade

14,709

15,176

29,885

Graduate

13,564

13,686

27,250

High School

41,652

40,853

82,505

Undergraduate

22,006

21,989

43,995

Graduate

19,646

18,864

38,510

Post-Secondary

885

499

1,384

Undergraduate

17

23

40

Graduate

868

476

1,344

College Undergraduate

15,547

16,066

31,553

Academic Degree Holder

10,567

10,414

20,981

Post baccalaureate

88

130

218

Not Stated

10

10

20

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

Among overseas workers of the total population 15 years and over, 39.6 percent were women. As for the highest grade/year completed by these overseas workers, there were fewer women in all categories, except in Post-Secondary (Graduate) and Preschool.

Table 10. Overseas Workers 15 Years Old and Over by Highschool Grade/Year and by Sex, Tawi-Tawi: 2015

Highest Grade/Year Completed

Sex

Total

Women

Men

Overseas

2,528

3,857

6,385

No Grade Completed

78

188

266

Preschool

5

1

6

Special Education

2

-

2

Elementary

618

1,134

1,752

1st - 4th Grade

184

339

523

5th - 6th Grade

161

240

401

Graduate

273

555

828

High School

913

1,390

2,303

Undergraduate

269

358

627

Graduate

644

1,032

1,676

Post-Secondary

52

28

80

Undergraduate

52

28

80

College Undergraduate

316

464

780

Academic Degree Holder

554

647

1,191

Post baccalaureate

-

5

5

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015

There are more men than women in Tawi-Tawi. Men comprised 50.4 percent, while women comprised only 49.6 percent of the total household population in the province. This result is shown by the sex ratio of 102:100, which means that there are 102 men for every 100 women. This observation is further supported by the domination of men in terms of population among age groups under 1 to 19 years old and 40 to 79 years old. The same observation is also recorded in Maguindanao.

Table 11. Number of Households by Age-Group and by Sex: Tawi-Tawi, 2015

Age Group

2015

2020

Ratio

Sex

Sex

Number

Percentage

Women

Men

All Ages

193,228

49.6

196,486

50.4

102:100

Under 1

4,372

2.3

4,560

2.3

104:100

1-4

21,159

11

22,223

11.3

105:100

5-9

26,313

13.6

27,394

13.9

104:100

10-14

24,934

12.9

25,281

12.9

101:100

15-19

21,247

11

21,329

10.9

100:100

20-24

17,456

9

16,819

8.6

96:100

25-29

16,179

8.4

14,574

7.4

90:100

30-34

13,487

7

12,664

6.4

94:100

35-39

12,943

6.7

12,673

6.4

98:100

40-44

10,047

5.2

10,727

5.5

107:100

45-49

8,438

4.4

8,843

4.5

105:100

50-54

5,945

3.1

6,849

3.5

115:100

55-59

4,099

2.1

4,668

2.4

114;100

60-64

2,668

1.4

3,412

1.7

128:100

65-69

1,780

0.9

2,102

1.1

118:100

70-74

1,022

0.5

1,262

0.6

123:100

75-79

568

0.3

577

0.3

102:100

80 years and over

571

0.3

529

0.3

93:100

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, POPCEN 2015, 2020

Technical notes:

Total population is the sum of the household population and institutional population. It also includes Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.

Household population comprises of persons who belong to a household, the basic criterion of which is the usual place of residence or the place where the person usually resides.

Marital status is the personal status of each individual with reference to the marriage laws or customs of the country.

Religious affiliation is a particular system of beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors constituting man’s relationship with the powers and principalities of the universe.

School attendance rate isthe proportion of persons 5 to 24 years old who were attending school during the School Year June 2015 to March 2016 to school-age population (5 to 24 years old)

Simple literacy rate isthe proportion of persons aged 10 years and over who are able to read and write a simple message in any language or dialect.

Grade/year completed isthe highest grade or year completed in school, college or university.